Safety-stirrup



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I SAFETY STIBRUP.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL F. ENGLISH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. V

SAFETY-STI RRUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,035, dated December 12, 1882.

Application filed August 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. ENGLISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Stirrups; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

. and exact description of the invention, such ms will enable others skilled in the art to which vertical transverse section on line at a." of Fig.

1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through as a,

of Fig. 2, showing the spring-latch with footplate secured thereto.

A is the stirrup, to which is rigidlysecured the toe-guard A having the upper part thereof provided with a suitable loop, to which is to be secured the saddle-strap. At one side and to the bottom of the stirrup, at a, is hinged the side guard, A, said guard being provided atits lowerend,and atrightanglestherewith,with an inwardly-projecting lug, a, the upper end of said guard having secured thereto a 'pin, a, which is adapted to loosely fit a. hole in the top portion of the stirrup A, and designed to prevent lateral motion of the guard when the same is in position. A spring-latch, B, provided with a foot-plate, O, is secured at the bottom, and near one side of the stirrup the free end of said latch engages with the lug a which serves by its pressure on the lug to retain the hinged side guard in position, as shown in Fig. 2. The object of the foot'plate G is to present a broad surface to the foot, and atthe same time assist in retaining the guard A in position. The toe-guard A prevents the foot from being pushed too far into the stirrup. It is evident that after raising the foot from the plate O'a slight lateral pressure against the guard A would cause it to open and the foot of the rider would be released.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a safety -stirrup provided with the toe-guard A of the hinged side guard. A, with the springlatch B, the latter provided with the foot-plate O, substantially as shown and set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL F. ENGLISH.

Witnesses: DAVID T. JACK,

SAML. B. SIDEBOTHAM. 

